Table and shelf protector



Dec. 4, 1934. 1 G. EBERT ET AL TABLE AND SHELF PROTECTOR Filed April 9, 1934 Patented Dec. 4, 1934 n,

UNITED srA'rEs`l N TABLE AND SHELF rnc'ricercal n Lys, G. Ebert, Lakewood, ohie, ena Minnie K;

i (Svrable,littsburghyla;` f 'i I Applicatie April 9,1934, serieel No. 719,173 i k1K claim. (Cl. 311-103) v The purpose of this invention has been to dement plate embeddedlinV the lower pad member vise a handy appliance primarily for use in of the protector. '1 i kitchens, consisting'of a simple and easily ap- Thezarticle of this inventionis-exceedingly Sim-. plied and removed protector device for the tops ple in that it comprisesprimarilythe upperpad p5 of kitchen tables or the like to which grinding or pad member 1, the lower pad or pad member 6o machines are secured when in use. As well 2, the connecting webs 3 and 4 between said pad known, these grinding machines are employed for members, and the protector plate 5 which is prefthe grinding of meat, vegetables, and the like, erably embedded in the pad member 2 in the and are only mounted temporarily on the top of a molding of this pad member.

table or applied temporarily to a sink shelf or the The pad members 1 and 2 may be of any suit- 65 like when they are being used. After use they are able conformation but it is preferred to make removed, cleaned and placed in a suitable storage them with rounded end portions to aiordv a drawer or compartment. somewhat symmetrical appearance. The inner The clamping means of these grinding masurfaces of the pad members 1 and 2, that is, the

chines is such that the clamping arm of the underV surface of the member 1 and the upper 70v standard of the machine usually engages over the surface of the member 2, are preferably formed top of atable or similar part and the screw clampwith crossing grooves to slightly roughen the ing member engages beneath, and the application Same in respect to the parts which directly enof the machine and its removal, relative to the gage with the table or other member on which table, often mars the top of the table or shelf the protector is to be mounted, the said grooves 7 5`r with which the clamping parts engage. The apor grooving being indicated at 6 in the drawing. pliance of this invention is an approximately U- The plate 5 affords a reinforcement for the shaped protector made of rubber compound or lower pad member 2 and this plate may be made similar material and capable of being engaged of a hard fiber composition or of metal. Since over the edge portion of the table with which a the lower pad member 2 is the one which is en- $0 clamp means of a grinding machine will coopergaged by the screw actuated clamp member '7 ate when the machine is in use, said clamp means mounted on the clamping screw 8 of the lower receiving therein the protector, and the latter supporting arm 9 of the standard 10 of the grindpreventing direct engagement of the body clamping machine, see Figure 5, it is desirable that the l ing parts of the grinding machine standard with part 2 have some reinforcement against the im- 85 the table top or similar part on which the ma- Dinging or clamping action of the said part 7. chine is to be mounted. The inner or under portion of the pad member The invention hereof resides primarily in the 1 is reduced in thickness a short distance from specific form of the article of manufacture utithe free end of said member in order to conform lized and includes essentially the formation of the under-surface somewhat with the shape of 9 0 the spaced protector pads of the protector device the top of an ordinary `porcelain covered table, in conjunction with the connecting web thereupon whichthe member l will be supported and between that provides a unique article of manuengaged as it rests beneath the upper portion 11 facture simple to make and cheap for purposes of the standard of the grinding machine, see Fig- ,40 of selling. ure 5. Most porcelain-top tables are formed in 954 An understanding of the invention will be had the manner shown in Figure 5 at 12 and hence the more readily upon reference to the description shape of the bearing surface of pad member l. hereinafter supplied in conjunction with the an- The webs 3 and 4 are preferably spaced apart a nexed drawing, in whichconsiderable distance and they form fiexible con- 415 Figure 1 is a top plan view of the protector denecting elements intermediate the pads 1 and 2. 100

vice of the invention. The pad 2 at the inner corner thereof adjoining Figure 2 is a side view looking toward the outer the lower ends of the webs 3 and 4, is preferably side ofthe connecting web between the pads. recessed as shown at 2a to conform with the Figure 3 is a bottom view of the article. lower portion of the porcelain top 12 adjacent to Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view taken which this portion ofthe pad 2 will impinge when 105 on the line 4-4 of Figure 1. it is clamped to the table in the manner shown in Figure 5 is a sectional view of the article as ap- Figure 5. 1 plied to the edge portion of an ordinary table It is believed, in View of the foregoing descripequipped with a porcelain top. tion, that it is unnecessary to set forth speciflcally 66 Figure 6 is a perspective view of the reinforcethe manner of use of the article of manufacture 1,10

which has been hereinbefore described. It may be stated, however,- that the protector device of the invention is slid on the edge of a table, as illustrated in Figure 5, just prior to engaging the clamping jaws or members of the grinding machine standard with the table, and the protector pads will receive the clamping impingement of the parts '7 and 1l ina self-evident manner and there will be no liability of the upper surface of the table becoming marred, for selfeVident reasons, having in view the mode of employment of the article of manufacture. It is contemplated that the protector` article of the invention may be made of rubberv compound or composition matter of any suitable nature such that the surface with which it engages will beprotected against abrasion or marring such as` As a new article of manufacture, a protector for tables, shelves, or the like of the class described, the same comprising an upper horizontal pad member and a lower horizontal pad member spaced therefrom a distance about equal to the depth of the top of the table to which the article may be applied, vertical connecting webs between the uppery and llower horizontal pad members integrally formed therewith, said webs being spaced A apart intermediate the ends of the pad members,

and each of the webs being spaced from the extremities of the pad members to facilitate the flexingr of. thepad members relatively to each other inapplying the same to a table top or the like for the purposedescribed, the under-surface of theupper pad member and the upper surface of the lower pad member being roughened by cross-grooving, and a reinforcing plate wholly embedded in the lower pad member between its upper and lower surfaces.`

` LYDA G. EBERT.

MINME K. GRABLE. 

